HOLIDAY

What is your favorite holiday? Has your favorite holiday changed since you
were a kid?

On what holiday do people in your country eat a lot of food?

Do you give gifts on any holidays?

What foreign holidays do you know about?

What is the strangest holiday or festival you have heard of?

Do you think that all countries have similar holidays?

Talk about your best memory from a holiday.

Are there any holidays that you really don’t like?

Do you think your country should have more, or less, holidays? Why?

Does your country have parades during holidays? Have you ever been to a
parade?

What is the most important holiday?

A change is as good as a rest :you can get as much good from changing the work you do as from
having a rest.
'Are you having a holiday this year, Jenny?'
- 'I'm going to look after my sister's children for a week. It's not exactly a holiday but you know what
they say - a change is as good as a rest.'

Have a whale of a time {informal}- to enjoy yourself very much.

'You've been on a skiing holiday, haven't you? What was it like?'
- 'Yes, I went with some friends. It was great. We had a whale of a time.'

There's no place like home - your home is a special place.

'Are you glad to be back?'
-'Very much! We had a wonderful holiday, but you know what they say - There's no place like
home.

Home from home {UK}; Home away from home {US}- a place where you feel as comfortable as
you do in your own home.
'Did you stay in a hotel or an apartment?'
-'An apartment. It had everything - fridge, microwave, LED TV, even a washing machine. It was
like home from home.'

Travel light - to make a journey without taking a lot of heavy things with you.
'Would you like to borrow my suitcase or have you got one of your own?'
-'It' OK, thanks. I don't need it. I always travel light.'
The Past
Who used to be your hero when you were young?

Did you use to have a pet?

What was your best memory from when you were a child?

Which was better for you: elementary school, junior or high

school? Why?

What was your country like when you were a child?

Do you think the past was better than the present? Why or why not?

What were some of the benefits of living in the past?

Talk about your country’s past (100 years ago), how was the past
different from the present:

Food

Weddings

Clothing

School

Work

Recreation (free time activities)

Communication